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Patent GB-2271602-A (GB)
Title: Ladder feet
Inventor: CLARK IAN SPENCER
IPC: E06C7/44
Filed: 1993-10-14
Abstract: A ladder extension assembly comprising a sleeve 30 which is lockable, in a number of positions, to the lower end of a ladder rail 20, 24 enabling the ladder rail to be extended and a foot portion which supports the extended rail on uneven ground. The foot portion comprises a bar which is pivotally connected 21 at one end to the sleeve and at the other end to a base support member 74 such that the foot portion can move about two mutually transverse axes 71, 76 and thereby provide an improved support for the ladder user. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283741-A (GB)
Title: Herbal treatment
Inventor: RINES CAROL M
IPC: A61K36/282
Filed: 1993-11-09
Abstract: A herbal treatment for plant growth comprising a water solution of extracts of the type withdrawn at elevated temperature from Artemesia plants and the like, applicable to the root structure of plants and as an external spray.
Patent GB-2286170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to conveyors
Inventor: ELLIS BERNARD
IPC: B65B35/20
Filed: 1994-01-26
Abstract: A conveyor 1 comprises a laterally-spaced pair of upwardly extending tracks 2, 3 associated with fluid ram means 4, 5 for transporting containers 6, 7 along the tracks 2 and 3 respectively, and in a reciprocating manner, which tracks converge at the discharge end of the conveyor. The conveyor 1 also comprises means for supplying material to each of the containers 6, 7 in turn at the lower region of the conveyor and means 9 for resetting each container in turn to the orientation used for transporting material, after having tipped to discharge its contents at the upper region of the conveyor. In operation, with container 6 stationed at the bottom of track 2 while being filled, the full container 7 travels upwardly along track 3. As the full container 7 reaches the top of track 3 it is caused to tip over and discharge its contents and remains in the tipped condition for a preset time, whereafter it is driven downwardly along track 3 and is brought to rest at the bottom thereof. Full container 6, is next sent up track 2 to discharge its load, and after it returns the sequence begins again. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2274801-A (GB)
Title: Sheet cutting apparatus
Inventor: CHANDLER GORDON SPENCER
IPC: B26D3/02
Filed: 1994-02-07
Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus comprises a cutting head 20 moveable in two directions, X - X, Y - Y, over a table 11 to cut shapes 15A from a piece of sheet material 15 by a pre-programmed controller. The cutting head carries cutting means consisting of a cutting blade 31 inclined at an angle to the vertical whereby to cut bevelled edges. The cutting angle of the cutting means can be altered by rotation of the cutting head about the vertical axis. There is also provision, 35 - 40, for moving the cutting means up and down relative to the cutting head in the plane of the cutting blade. Three movements, a rotational movement of the head, by means of motor 45 through gear 50, an up and down movement of the head, by means of actuator 41 acting on holder 43 in a rod 42, and a movement of a cutting blade relative to the head are all provided for so that complex shapes can be cut using pre-programmed control arrangement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286528-A (GB)
Title: Dietary supplement
Inventor: WOODWARD ROBERT JOHN
IPC: A61K31/715
Filed: 1994-02-17
Abstract: Sources of vitamin B3, B5 and/or B6, D-phenylalanine, glucosamine sulphate and optionally mucopolysaccharides such as chrondroitin sulphate and shark cartilage. The composition can provide relief of joint or muscular pain e.g. arthritis.
Patent GB-2289823-A (GB)
Title: Piezoelectric transducer with an induction loop
Inventor: LEE YU-LIN
IPC: H04R17/00
Filed: 1994-05-26
Abstract: A piezoelectric transducer for use in telephones comprising a front cover 1, a rear cover 2, and a transducer plate 7, which is provided with an piezoelectric layer. Each of the front cover and the rear cover has an elliptically-shaped protrusion 6 for clamping the transducer plate 7 therebetween. The elliptically-shaped protrusions allow the transducer plate to freely vibrate in the frequency range of interest (i.e., between 300 Hz and 3,400 hz), while the sound in the high frequency region (above 3,400 Hz) is effectively suppressed. The front cover and the rear cover are made of a plastic material using an injection molding process, and either the front cover or the rear cover, or both, are provided with an ultrasonic welding loop, which allows the receiver to be affixed using an ultrasound welding device. An induction coil 11 can be imbedded in the outer periphery or an upper portion (Fig 3) of the front cover which can be coupled to a hearing aid so as to allow an hearing impaired to utilize a telephone which utilizes the piezoelectric composite receiver. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277275-A (GB)
Title: Golf club grip
Inventor: MINAMI MASANOBU
IPC: A63B53/14
Filed: 1994-06-15
Abstract: A golf club grip (4) has a double-layer structure comprising an inner and an outer layer (5, 6). One of the inner and outer layers has a rubber hardness which is higher than that of the other layer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280523-A (GB)
Title: Sorting system and method.
Inventor: KASAHARA YASUNORI
IPC: G06F7/24
Filed: 1994-06-15
Abstract: A system and method for sorting twice as much data as the storage capacity in a sorting system. The sorting system is provided with a hardware merge sorter of conventional size and a sort controller including a large buffer. The hardware merge sorter is provided with n cascaded pipeline stages, each of which includes a local processor and a local memory. The total storage capacity of the local memories amounts to 2<n> records. The hardware merge sorter has selectors (multiplexers) which connect the local memories to their respective local processors in a first sort stage, and to a common local processor in a second sort stage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2279219-A (GB)
Title: Fish landing net
Inventor: FOX CLIFFORD ROYSTON
IPC: A01K77/00
Filed: 1994-06-23
Abstract: A fish landing net comprising-two netting-material-support arms (16) which are pivotable in a common imaginary plane about respective adjacent pivot points (60 and 62). As a result they can pivot outwardly away from one another to receive a catch, and inwardly towards one another to carry the catch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280647-A (GB)
Title: Side impact protection elements located adjacent to floor at vehicle bumper height
Inventor: GURTLER DIETER
IPC: B62D21/15
Filed: 1994-07-28
Abstract: Energy absorbing impact elements 12b (and 12a, c, d - fig. 1) are distributed over the length of the passenger compartment, are incorporated in the side body parts 11 at the height of the floor, which is also at the same height as the bumpers (2, 3, fig. 1). The energy absorbing impact elements may be of cubic or cuboid shape, and may be made from plastic foam, honeycomb plastic or aluminium, extruded aluminium, or sheet steel or aluminium. The location of the floor at bumper height allows a stiff structure without excessive cost and weight penalties. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280391-A (GB)
Title: Coating pipes, cables or hoses
Inventor: BECKETT ROBERT PRENTICE
IPC: B05C11/02
Filed: 1994-08-01
Abstract: A method of providing a protective skin around a core structure comprising the application of one or more lines of fluent covering material to the surface of the core to form an even and regular coating followed by curing and drying. The lines may be of helical or longitudinal form. The covering material may be a two part polyurethane composition. Apparatus adapted to apply helical windings 28 of covering material to a core 20 may comprise rotating applicators 24, 29 and spreaders 32. To apply longitudinal lines the applicators and spreaders (84, 86, Fig. 5) are stationary. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278628-A (GB)
Title: Escape ladder
Inventor: BROOK SIMON MARTIN
IPC: E06C1/56
Filed: 1993-02-08
Abstract: An escape ladder of collapsible construction has links (51) interconnecting adjacent rungs (53) with one end of the ladder being provided with means for fixing the ladder to a structure such as a wall. At least one end of each link is arranged for movement relative to its respective rung in a direction axially of the rung between a first position in which the link is able to pivot relatively to the rung and a second position in which the relative pivotal movement is prevented. The fixing means (3) has structure engaging elements (11, 13) and means for varying the distance between these elements according to the width of the structure to which the ladder is to be fixed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2281696-A (GB)
Title: Inflatable seat
Inventor: JEANS EDWARD LEWIS
IPC: A61G7/10
Filed: 1993-05-27
Abstract: A seating device which comprises an inflatable seat (4) and an inflating means which provides for the controlled inflation and deflation of the seat. The seat (4) comprises a chamber defined by top, bottom and side walls (12, 13) which is connected to the inflation means. The inflation means comprises a motorised fan unit (20) and a control valve (6) connected by a supply pipe (10) to the seat (4). The device is inflatable from a deflated position on the base of a support surface such as a bath to an inflated position adjacent the rim of the bath such that a person sitting thereon can easily enter or exit the bath to bathe. The device is of particular use for handicapped or elderly persons and does not require mechanical actuation means and has sufficient inflatable characteristic to enable the seat to remain in a fixed position in relation to the bath. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286594-A (GB)
Title: Golf balls and their covers
Inventor: EGASHIRA YOSHINORI
IPC: C08L33/02
Filed: 1995-02-06
Abstract: A solid golf ball includes a cover which is mainly formed from a resin blend of (a) 50-90% by weight of a salt of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer having an unsaturated carboxylic acid content of 10 to 20% by weight wherein at least 20 mol% of the carboxyl group is neutralized with a metal ion and (b) 50-10% by weight of an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylate-unsaturated carboxylic acid terpolymer having an unsaturated carboxylate content of 12 to 45% by weight and an unsaturated carboxylic acid content of 5.5 to 10% by weight. The cover has a hardness of 60 to 80 on JIS C hardness scale. The golf ball has many advantages including a pleasant feel, ease of spin, ease of control, high repulsion and resistance to peeling.
Patent GB-2287031-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of aromatic polyketones
Inventor: DANIELS JAMES ANTHONY
IPC: C08G61/12
Filed: 1995-03-02
Abstract: Polyarylketones are made by electrophilic substitution using a dispersant for the polymer. The dispersant comprises a polymer having first pendent groups which are substantially compatible with the reaction mixture but are substantially incompatible with the polymer and second pendent groups which comprise Lewis bases. Preferred dispersants are copolymers of aliphatic vinyl compounds and N-vinyl pyrrolidone, particularly of 1-eicosene (CH3(CH2)17CH=CH2) and N-vinyl pyrrolidone in which the ratio of first groups to second groups is in the range 1.5:1 to 0.5:1, and more preferably is 1:1.
Patent GB-2286095-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for upgrading cellular mobile telephones
Inventor: JOHANSSON KJELL
IPC: H04M1/72406
Filed: 1994-07-29
Abstract: An apparatus for upgrading a mobile telephone, the mobile telephone having a main memory (15), the apparatus comprising a module reader (20) provided in the mobile telephone and a software upgrading module card adapted to be temporarily connected to the mobile telephone by insertion into the module reader. The card comprises means for storing upgrading software to be transmitted into the main memory in the mobile telephone. The apparatus further includes means provided in the mobile telephone for transmitting the upgrading software into the main memory. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287898-A (GB)
Title: Producing gastight conductor seals
Inventor: SCHMITT THEODORE NICOLAS
IPC: C04B37/02
Filed: 1995-03-30
Abstract: A conducting wire 1 passes through a tube 3 of glass, ceramic or the like. A gastight seal is formed between the wire and the tube by melting the wire internally of the tube. The exposed ends of the wire are pushed into the tube during melting, Fig. 4 (not shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301044-A (GB)
Title: Block puzzle
Inventor: CHI-YANG LIAO
IPC: A63F9/10
Filed: 1995-05-23
Abstract: A block puzzle comprises a plurality of layers of pieces wherein each layer bears indicia, the indicia of each layer are related to the indicia of adjacent layer(s), and the pieces that make up each layer are identical in form as between layers. The relationship of the indicia of each layer can be educational.
Patent GB-2301030-A (GB)
Title: Shower tray
Inventor: GONTAR ANTONI HAROLD NIKOLAS
IPC: A47K3/40
Filed: 1995-05-24
Abstract: A shower tray 10 has a groove or channel 13 in at least one outer edge 12 thereof, which groove or channel is suitable for receiving a continuous floor-covering 14 such as carpet, linoleum or vinyl floor-covering.
Patent GB-2292861-A (GB)
Title: Video sync tip clamper
Inventor: CARROLL SARAH JOANNE
IPC: H04N5/18
Filed: 1995-06-13
Abstract: The sync tip of a video signal is clamped to a specific voltage at A and compared at C1 with a sync tip reference voltage generated at B. Due to the asymmetrical mark spaces ratio of a video sync and to changes in temperature, a d.c. offset exists between the actual sync tip voltage and the reference voltage. Comparator C1, which is biased by circuit C2 to be active during the sync period, gives a measure of this d.c. offset and provides a feedback to clamping section A so as to maintain the voltage at the base of transistor Q1 at the desired level. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291552-A (GB)
Title: Rangefinder
Inventor: SAITO HIROYUKI
IPC: G02B7/32
Filed: 1995-07-20
Abstract: An active, triangulation-type camera rangefinder comprises pulse light source 10, 1, receiving position-sensitive detector (PSD) 3, amplifier 40, integrator 60, comparator 70 and control circuit 80. In an initial step, the intergrator output is measured; if it is above or below an operating range, the target is assumed to be at minimum range or infinity respectively; otherwise the output value determines the number of pulses over which integration yes place and the threshold with which comparison is made in the subsequent range-finding step. The time(s) to reach the threshold indicate(s) the range. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292306-A (GB)
Title: Support for pivoting shelves
Inventor: LUMSDEN BRIAN
IPC: A47F5/13
Filed: 1995-07-20
Abstract: A support comprises at least one shelf 20, pivotable between a first preferably horizontal working position 40 and a second preferably vertical non-working position 50, and a bias means eg. helical spring 30, which provides a force tending to maintain the shelf in whichever of the first and second positions that the shelf is oriented to. The support may be a portable container for packaged goods. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304126-A (GB)
Title: Pulp treatment process
Inventor: CROUD VINCENT BRIAN
IPC: D21C9/10
Filed: 1995-08-10
Abstract: A pulp treatment process includes a first acid stage in which the product of the reaction of a bleach activator which may be an N-acyl or O-acyl compound and a peroxide source is mixed with pulp, and a second alkaline stage in which the pulp is treated with a chemical selected from oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, ozone and mixtures thereof. The process is characterised in that there is no washing of the pulp between the acid and alkaline stages. The first stage may follow a pretreatment with oxygen under alkaline conditions and/or a chelation step in which the pulp is contacted with a sequestrant.
Patent GB-2293265-A (GB)
Title: A magnetoresistive head with lateral biasing
Inventor: UNO YASUFUMI
IPC: G11B5/39
Filed: 1995-09-15
Abstract: A magnetic head is disclosed comprising a central active area 1 including an MR film 11, a nonmagnetic spacer film 12 and a soft magnetic film 13 with the MR film 11 constituting the lowermost layer on top of a supporting body, the nonmagnetic spacer film 12 laminated on top of the MR film 11 and the soft magnetic film 13 laminated on top of the nonmagnetic spacer film 12 to provide a lateral bias field to the MR film 11. The MR film 11 is formed from permalloy, the soft magnetic film 13 from an alloy such as NifePh or NifeCr and the nonmagnetic spacer film is a Ta film. The surface area of the MR film is greater than that of the soft magnetic film. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2311156-A (GB)
Title: Alarmed wire mesh fencing
Inventor: PELOE ANTHONY WALTER
IPC: G08B13/12
Filed: 1996-03-11
Abstract: A fence consisting of plastic-coated wire which has been woven to form a mesh. The mesh is attached to posts 1 and a selected number of the strands forming the mesh are electrically connected in series by the use of terminal strips 2 to form a continuous loop 3. The loop is taken by cable 4 to a suitable electronic alarm which is designed to be activated is the loop is severed. The fence includes provision for a combined closed/open circuit loop (Fig 2) and anti-climbing features (Figs 3, 4, 5 and 6).
Patent GB-2299375-A (GB)
Title: I.c.engine air intake manifold
Inventor: ERFURT JAKOB
IPC: F02M35/10
Filed: 1996-03-22
Abstract: The internal volume of a plastics manifold 2, formed in two parts connected by friction welding at a parting plane (T, Fig. 2), is variable to suit engines of different capacity by inserting one or more bodies 7 into the manifold. The bodies 7 may have flanges (9, Fig. 3) friction welded to the manifold and be of different shape (Figs. 4 to 7).
Patent GB-2301244-A (GB)
Title: Noise reduction in output buffers of an IC by sequential operation of the buffers
Inventor: MOON DAE YOUNG
IPC: H03K19/003
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: An output buffer controlling circuit of a multibit integrated circuit is disclosed including: a pulse generating circuit for generating pulses by the combination of a first output enable signal and the output signal of an external sense amplifier; a high voltage sensing circuit for generating a high voltage sensing signal, when an input power voltage is high; and a delay circuit for generating a control signal for sequentially operating the output buffers in series so that the pulses generated from the pulse generating circuit have delay times different from one another according to the high voltage sensing signal generated from the high voltage sensing circuit.
Patent GB-2302635-A (GB)
Title: Inserting adverts/commercials in video on demand
Inventor: NISHIO MAKOTO
IPC: H04N7/16
Filed: 1996-06-21
Abstract: In a video server used for a video-on-demand system, a special video program, such as an advert or commercial video program, is transmitted from a special video storage unit 41 of the video server to each subscriber terminal within a nontransmission time which takes place during a searching time for a video program requested by the subscriber and/or during an execution time of a specific reproduction control command, such as a "FAST-FORWARD" command, a "FAST-REWIND" command. The transmission of the special video program is not stopped even when a reproduction control command is given from the subscriber to the special video storage unit by judging the reproduction control command to be invalid while a reproduction control command related to video programs different from the special video program is executed by judging the commands to be valid.
Patent GB-2302894-A (GB)
Title: Mounting of cutter picks
Inventor: TANK KLAUS
IPC: E21C35/19
Filed: 1996-07-04
Abstract: The invention concerns a cutter pick mounting apparatus which is used to mount a cutter pick 10 to a pick box 12 which is secured to the drum of a mining machine. The cutter pick has a pick body 14 having a base 25 of circular cross-section and a shank 26 of smaller circular cross-section extending from the base. The shank is eccentric with respect to the base. The pick box is formed with a countersunk socket 30 that has a base-receiving recess 32 and a shank-receiving bore 34 which extends from the base of the recess. The bore is eccentric with respect to the recess, the eccentricity 38 corresponding to the eccentricity of the shank of the pick body with respect to the base of the pick body. With this configuration the pick body 14 can be held non-rotatably in the socket 30 with the base locating complementally in the recess and the shank locating complementally in the bore.
Patent GB-2304037-A (GB)
Title: A cushion
Inventor: JAMES JOSEPHINE D
IPC: A47G9/10
Filed: 1996-07-23
Abstract: A cushion 2 for supporting parts of the body of a person has an upper portion 6, a middle portion 10, and a lower portion 8, the upper portion having a convoluted lower side 14, having downwardly extending protrusions. The lower portion has a convoluted upper side 20 which includes a plurality of generally upwardly extending protrusions facing the protrusions of the lower side of the upper portion. The middle portion has two layers of batting and is inserted between the upper portion and lower portion.
Patent GB-2302368-A (GB)
Title: Uniflow-scavenged, two-stroke portable tool engine with a pair of cantilevered crankshafts
Inventor: TUGGLE LLOYD H
IPC: F02B1/04
Filed: 1994-06-08
Abstract: The engine, eg for portable garden equipment such as flexible line trimmers and leaf blowers, has a pair of parallel crankshafts 402, 502 in a common crankcase and driven by respective pistons in siamesed cylinders via crankpins 408, 508. The crankshafts 402, 502 are cantilevered from bearings 404, 504 and extend in opposite directions for self-balancing and are coupled together through geared counterweights 406, 506. One crankshaft 402 is coupled to a flywheel fan 414, centrifugal clutch 417 and engine output shaft which is held by clamp 105; the other crankshaft 502 is coupled to a starter 514. The engine has a scavenging cylinder (608, fig. 10B) and an exhaust cylinder (604) connected by a common combustion chamber (609). The pistons (602, 606) have asymmetrical timing by offsetting the relative rotational positions of the geared counterweights 406, 506. The engine has improved emissions and fuel economy while being suitable for portable equipment.
Patent GB-2317000-A (GB)
Title: A hand control unit or joystick
Inventor: TAPPER JEREMY LANCE
IPC: G05G9/047
Filed: 1996-09-04
Abstract: A hand control unit or joystick, e.g. for a computer, helicopter or aeroplane, comprises an outer sphere 4, with contacts (17, 25, figure 6) and a mouse button 10, which is movable relative to an inner sphere 3 with contacts (16, 24, figure 7), and a central column 2 carrying the inner sphere at its upper end and a ball (20, figure 4) at its lower end. Movement of the outer sphere, in use, controls, by wire, pitch, roll and yaw of up to 360 degrees in the horizontal plane, and the ball can be moved in four directions (forwards, backwards, left, and right) to effect other controls. These control movements of the sphere and ball can be made individually or concurrently. The unit comprises self centering springs 7, (13, figure 2) to return the outer sphere and the ball to their neutral positions.
Patent GB-2303602-A (GB)
Title: Marine drive with skeg water inlet
Inventor: MEISENBURG GARY L
IPC: F01P3/20
Filed: 1994-06-30
Abstract: A marine drive has a water inlet 234 on the side of the skeg 194. One or more turning vanes 262, 290 receive incoming water flow and turn and direct same forwardly and upwardly within the skeg to a torpedo nose passage 198. A flow divider 284, 285 separates incoming water flow entering the water inlet opening into upper and lower water streams each initially flowing along a first path horizontally rearwardly and then along a second curved path and then merging along a third path upwardly and forwardly in an internal water passage 196 in the skeg. Water inlet plate structure 242, 244 maintains desired water intake flow volume.